Detachable mop



A. HOLTZMAN Jan. 9, 1934.

DETACHABLE MOP Filed Feb. 24, 1953 Patented Jan. 9, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Application February 24, 1933.

2 Claims.

This invention relates to mops, brooms and brushes and more particularly to types consisting of a handle and fluocculent mass of fibers as used in cleaning floors.

One object of the invention is to provide a mop comprising a bunch of loosely twisted brous yarns or cords, such as cotton, securely clamped at the center of their length by a metal ring to hang loosely pendant free and unrestrained.

A further feature is in the provision of means, consisting of the twisted ends of the clamp ring, to engage the handle removably whereby separation may be made when desired.

Another aim is to associate with the clamp ring a clevis having arms to embrace the lower portion of the handle and eyes at their ends to receive a bolt passed through the handle in such manner as to permit ready removal.

Finally to produce a form of mop susceptible of saturation, that is normally held rmly on a handle when in operation and removable therefrom at will. 1

These several advantageous objects are accomplished by the novel and practical construction and arrangement of few and simple parts as hereinafter described and shown in the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this disclosure, and in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a mop made in accordance with the invention, parts being in section to show the construction.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary side elevational view of the same drawn to an enlarged scale.

Figure 3 is a'perspective view of the mop and handle connections.

Figure 4 is a similar view of the connecting clevis in detail.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary longitudinal sectional view of the lower end of the handle.

Figure 6 is a perspective view of a modified' form of clevis.

Referring in greater detail to the drawing, a substantially straight handle of such length as to allow an operator to work in an upright position, is designated by the numeral 10, the handle having an axial opening 11 in its lower end and a transverse passage 12 slightly thereabove.

The mop 14 is comprised of a plurality of loosely twisted strands capable of absorbing water and retaining it for cleansing purposes, such as cotton fibers, which may be compressed or wrung to a condition of comparative dryness.

Midway in the length of this fluocculent body is passed a wire capable of forming a ring 15, its

extending ends being tightly twisted to constitute a stem 16 suited to snugly engage in the handle opening 11, and it is to be understood that the effect of twisting these ends is to firmly bind and clamp the strands of the mop.

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Before the ends are twisted, the wire is passed through an eye 17 formed centrally in another wire bent to present straight outstanding portions 18 at the ends of the eye 12 and thence at right angles to constitute clevis arms 19, terminating in eyes 20.

The arms 19 are arranged in parallel and so spaced as to embrace and extend upward along the sides of the lower end of the handle 10, bringing the eyes 20 into register with the passage 12 to receive a bolt 21 provided with a thumb-nut 22 by which the clevis is tightly clamped, holding the mop on the handle.

The simplified form of clevis seen in Figure 6 is void of the eye 17, but in other respects is similar in purpose and character to that shown in Figure 4, like numerals with prime marks indicating corresponding elements.

Obviously, when it is desired to change the mop, the bolt is displaced and the stem 16 withdrawn with the clevis and another put in its place.

From the foregoing it will be seen that a simple device for this purpose has been disclosed in the preferred form of its embodiment, but it is not desired to restrict the details to the exact construction shown, it being obvious that changes, not involving the exercise of invention, may be made without conilicting with the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and desired to secure by Letters Patent, is:- Y,

1. A mop comprising a ilocculent mass of fibers, a wire formed into a ring to encircle the fibers and its ends twisted to close the ring on the fibers, said twisted ends constituting a stem, a handle having an axial opening to receive the stem therein and a transverse passage above said opening, a clevis having an eye at the center of its looped portion freely engaged in said ring, eyes on the ends of said clevis to register with said passage, and a bolt to pass thru the clevis eyes and passage in said handle.

2. A mop comprising a plurality of fibers, a ring tightly clamping the fibers, said ring formed from a single wire and having intertwisted ends extending radially as a stem, a handle having an opening receptive of said stem, a clevis having an eye engaged in said ring and a pair of parallel arms extending along opposite sides of said handle, eyes on the ends of said arms, and a bolt passing through said eyes and handle to retain the mop in operative position, said bolt being removable to release the mop.

ALEXANDER HOLTZMAN. 

